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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-amendment-rules-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/2993",
  "legislation_title": "The Magistrates' Courts (Amendment) Rules 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-amendment-rules-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MAGISTRATES' COURTS, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 15th November 2004\nLaid before Parliament 18th November 2004\nComing into force in accordance with article 1\nThe Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 144 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 and section 111 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (“the 2003 Act”) hereby makes the following Rules:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1980 c. 43."
    },
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2003 c. 44."
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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